However, it was in major conflict with the traditional ways of land occupation and guardianship for tangata whenua. In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In 2023, successors to the Hāwea-Wānaka block voted for interim representation, through a process facilitated by Te Arawhiti (Te Tari Whakatau) and Te Puni Kōkiri.
HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO MŌ TĒTAHI TONO
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 4
Rule 4.15(2)
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz
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This order is sought under (Please tick the statement that applies )
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section(s) ...................................................
Nō reira, i toko ake te whakaaro kia
whakaritea tētahi kuputaka mō aua kupu hou rā e
hāngai pū nei ki te ao o teture, ka mutu, ki te ao
o te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land.
External link
Succession (factsheet)
(PDF 362 kb)
Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
Find out how to set up a whānau trust.
External link
Mediation workbook
(PDF 343 kb)
Whakapā mai
Contact us
You can contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
Tono tuihono
Apply online
Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
(full name),
apply for an exemption from the requirement under section 158 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to provide a special valu-
ation
REASONS FOR APPLICATION: ( tick as appropriate)
The alienation is by way of gift
The alienee is a close relative being my.............................................................................................................................................................................
